Unauthenticated settings update in DT Directory Lite Addon plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The DT Directory Lite Addon WordPress plugin through 1.1 has a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in its settings handlers, which perform no nonce or capability checks. An unauthenticated remote attacker can change the plugin's configuration and skin options. The references include a link to an exploit.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
The DT Directory Lite Addon WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not perform nonce or capability checks on its settings handlers, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify the DT Directory Lite Addon WordPress plugin through 1.1's configuration and skin options.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | DT Directory Lite Addon | up to 1.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DT Directory Lite Addon VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for DT Directory Lite Addon.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-105993
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-mgcf-822r-c8hf
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-105993 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-105993 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mgcf-822r-c8hf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences